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Entries from July 2005

The should not, and must not succeed.

July 8th, 2005 · No Comments

I was not directly affected by yesterdays events in London, I made no frantic phone calls to loved ones, I had no journey stopped under a tunnel - and besides momentarily wondering and chasing a colleague, my disruption was limited to checking the news websites and stopping work to check the TV’s nearby.
But, watching London [...]

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Best. Gig. Ever.

July 6th, 2005 · 1 Comment

It maybe morning after euphoria, but I don’t think so - last night saw me at The Dears gig at the Astoria in London (rescheduled from May) - regular readers will know that I’m a huge fan, and I went to see them back in february, and while I enjoyed the gig it certainly wasn’t [...]

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What does your office say about you…

July 6th, 2005 · No Comments

I just decided that I needed to buy a plant for my desk - I thought about this earlier in the week and started to decide what to get, so I was interested to read this article today, which stereotypes things in your workspace.
Plants & Foliage – plants that are well-cared for indicates someone who [...]

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Messages from the past

July 4th, 2005 · No Comments

I’ve added a new section to the site /uncovered  - which is to capture some vintage postcards that my mother and I have been collecting slowly. The first four are there….I have about another 50 to add over the next weeks…they are beautiful to look at, but even more interesting to read - little fragments [...]

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Never Too Much…

July 2nd, 2005 · No Comments

Luther Vandross (whose music figured heavily as I started out being a DJ in the late 80’s) has died at the tragically early age of 54. He never really recovered from the stroke he had last year, and died in his sleep in New Jersey yesterday. Today, when so many of our current bands are [...]

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